Art Forum: May 2011

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Since I’m moved to Franklin, TN.
I feel confortable and rest, also I starded to get now and enjoy this great town.

The City of Franklin was founded October 26, 1799 and was named after Benjamin Franklin, a close friend of Dr. Hugh Williamson, a member of the Continental Congress for whom Williamson County was named. For most of its first 180 years,” Franklin was a tranquil, small county ". In the years prior to the Civil War, Williamson County was one of the wealthiest counties in Tennessee and Franklin the center of plantation economy. Two Presidents made visits to Franklin and three Secretaries of War were from the immediate area.
However, the Civil War devastated the economy. Union troops occupied the area for nearly three years. The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, and was one of the war's bloodiest battles, costing more than 8,000 casualties and turning every home and building in town into a hospital..
It took 120 years for the county's economy to reach pre-war levels. For more than a century, Franklin seemed remote not only from Nashville, but from the rest of the world as well.
Today, Franklin is one of the wealthiest cities in one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. The 2010 Census lists the City's population at 62,487. This makes us the 9th largest city in Tennessee and one of the fastest growing.
Franklin is a unique blend of history and progress. You'll find the best of both worlds here: small-town charm and big-city sophistication. There are fascinating Civil War sites and museums, magnificent Antebellum and Victorian homes - plus our thriving downtown shopping area and the Cool Springs Galleria, unique dining and entertainment, and wonderful festivals. Franklin has grown from a very small, agricultural community into a strong blend of residential, commercial and corporate citizens.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Bedroom

Since one I sat upon a promontory.
And heard a mermaid on a dolphin's back
Uttering such dulcet and harmonious
breath.
That the rude sea grew civil at her song
And certain stars shot madly from their spheres. To hear the sea-maid's music.
_ William Shakespeare

Reflections on 200 years of Design

The emergence of industrial processes separated the task of manufacturing at exspence of exclusive designs. The "one size fits all" mentality was the corner stone of mechanized production. The emergence of reformers like William Morris , stated that design has to have dimensions in both theoretical and philosophy. The end of the nineteenth century saw Europe imbarking on the idealism of design with such movements as Art & Crafts, Art Nouveau and Jugendstil. This phase also emerged Art Deco which is a style and not a movement. The combination of design theory with industrial production came mainly with the Bauhaus (1919) of Walter Gropius. He believed in the total work of art is a marriage of arts and crafts. Later this idea was replaced by the fusion of art and technique trying to reconcile the social idealism of quality products with aforability for the average person. In 1925 the Bauhaus was banned by the Nazis regime and settled in Dessau. In 1933, the private school in Berlin of Mies van der Rohe was closed by the Nazis. In the 1960's this movement was resurrected by the New Bauhaus in Chicago (Institute of Design). The Modern Movement featured "Utility Design" , "International Style",and "Organic Design". In Britain a reaction to these designs led to the formation of the independent group Antidesign who rejected the modern movement. Antidesign suported Radical Design , Pop Design, Descontrutivismo ,and Post Modernism. Below are famous designer that shaped this design evolution. Please come and see this part of fashion history Refections

Everything Begins

Before the Industrial Revolution (which began in Great-Britain in the 18TH CENTURY), the Craftsman were the owner of the local shop (usually at home). There wasn't the division of labor and specialization.The "Craft" was passed down through the ages, and has prevailed itself in the Antique and the Classical age. The Modern age has expanded the consumer market through mass production. Each worker perform one step and is specialized in one expertise. The first Industrial Revolution evolved into the second Industrial Revolution around 1850 when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered ships, railways, the internal combustion engine, and electrical power generation. The period of time covered by the Industrial Revolution varies with different historians. Eric Hobsbawm held that it 'broke out' in Britain in the 1780s and was not fully felt until the 1830s or 1840s, while T. S. Ashton held that it occurred roughly between 1760 and 1830. Some twentieth century historians such as John Clapham and Nicholas Crafts have argued that the process of economic and social change took place gradually and the term revolution is not a true description of what took place. This is still a subject of debate among historians. The gross domestic product per capita was broadly stable before the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of the modern capitalist economy. The Industrial Revolution began an era of per-capita economic growth in capitalist economies. Historians agree that the Industrial Revolution was one of the most important events in history.